The House on Mango Street Review

"She sits all day by the window and plays the Spanish radio show and sings all the songs about her country in a voice that sounds like a seagull."

• Esperanza

• Mamacita

• Rafaela

• Sally

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Rafaela's husband locks her in the apartment because...

• he is afraid she will run away since she is too beautiful to look at.

• he protects her from intruders.

• she has dementia (is forgetful) and may get lost on the street.

• being locked in an apartment makes her feel secure.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

When Rafaela thinks of women... who "throw green eyes easily like dice and open homes with keys," she thinks of women's:

• independence

• fun personalities

• entertainment skills

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Sally is a beautiful girl with

• eyes like Egypt and shiny black hair.

• eyes like Sahara and shiny black hair.

• eyes like Morocco and wavy brown hair.

• brown eyes and strawberry blond hair.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Sally's freedom is restricted by...

• her mother's strict rules.

• her fight with Cheryl.

• her families' religous beliefs.

• her school rules.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The narrartor knows that Sally is a subject to rumors because...

• Esperanza's mother says to wear black is dangerous.

• the boys tell stories about her in the coatroom.

• Cheryl spreads some rumours.

• her parents grounded her based on the rumours.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Minerva is unhappy because...

• she has many troubles.

• her husband is physically abusive leaving her black and blue.

• her husband keeps on leaving and coming back.

• all of the above are true

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Esperanza says: "I have begun my own quiet war... I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate." This is her way of...

• rebelling against house rules.

• developing her independence as a woman.

• fighting with her sister.

• being lazy.

How many trees were planted by the city?

• 7

• 5

• 4

• 9

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Which of the following lines is an example of personification?

• "But I think diseases have no eyes.  They pick with a dizzy finger anyone, just anyone."
• "I want to be like the waves on the sea, like the clouds in the wind, but I am me."
• "I want to be Tahiti.  Or merengue.  Or electricity."
• "My whole life on that kitchen table:  past, present, future."

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10